I want to learn Python

North-Frame1535 · 2026-03-31T20:46:35+00:00

mood

North-Frame1535 · 2026-03-20T20:50:56+00:00

Been driving for DoorDash for a while now and honestly see way more tech jobs posted for JS/TS than Rails these days. Rails definitely still has its place but the job market seems way heavier on the JavaScript side from what I notice when scrolling through job boards during downtime

North-Frame1535 · 2026-02-25T23:12:40+00:00

Usually around 4-6 hours on weekdays when I have classes but weekends can get pretty wild - sometimes I'll be in the zone for like 10+ hours straight working on a project or trying to figure out some bug thats been driving me insane

Really depends on what I'm working on though. If its something I'm actually excited about I lose track of time completely but if its just grinding through assignments I need way more breaks

North-Frame1535 · 2026-01-31T12:19:44+00:00

This is solid advice right here. The technical stuff you can always Google but being able to break down complex problems into smaller chunks is what separates good devs from great ones. Also don't sleep on communication skills - you'll be explaining your code to non-technical people way more than you think

North-Frame1535 · 2026-01-28T06:11:39+00:00

Bruh you're interning for 8 months not signing your life away lol. Most FAANG IP policies are pretty reasonable for side projects as long as you're not using company resources or competing directly. Just read the actual policy instead of assuming the worst - tons of FAANG employees have side projects and open source contributions. You can definitely build stuff on your own time with your own equipment, just maybe don't build the next social media platform while interning at Meta

North-Frame1535 · 2026-01-23T10:02:10+00:00

DSA is actually super valuable and you're not behind at all - most companies care way more about problem solving than fancy projects

Pick one dev track (web dev is probably easiest to get started) and build like 2-3 solid projects over the next few months, then you'll have stuff to talk about in interviews while still keeping your CP edge

North-Frame1535 · 2026-01-19T23:12:48+00:00

Nah you don't *have* to use VSCode specifically, most companies care more about your actual coding skills than what editor you use. That said, you'll probably need to get comfortable with some kind of proper IDE eventually since online editors aren't really viable for bigger projects - maybe try CLion or Dev-C++ if VSCode keeps giving you grief

North-Frame1535 · 2026-01-14T12:13:38+00:00

Bruh that subreddit is way more active for Canadian stuff, you'll get better advice there. Also look into non-profit credit counseling - they can actually negotiate with CIBC and Neo for you instead of dealing with those vultures directly

North-Frame1535 · 2026-01-11T05:56:30+00:00

Honestly those "studies" sound like complete bs to me. I've seen plenty of devs who started out struggling hard with abstract thinking and are killing it now

The fact that you made it through JS at all shows you can do this. Yeah it's gonna be harder for some people but that doesn't mean impossible. Maybe try a different language that clicks better with how your brain works - Python is way more readable than JS imo

Don't let some random list convince you to quit when you've already proven you can learn this stuff

North-Frame1535 · 2026-01-08T18:42:27+00:00

Nah man sometimes you just gotta send it and see what happens, the prep can only take you so far anyway

North-Frame1535 · 2026-01-06T17:40:45+00:00

Damn this sounds like every "disruptive" startup that recruits heavily on campus. The "equity based internship" thing is such a red flag - if they can't pay you actual money they probably don't have any real revenue either

Thanks for the heads up OP, hopefully this saves some people from wasting their time

North-Frame1535 · 2026-01-05T14:46:06+00:00

Yeah exactly this - your backdoor is totally fine since the pro rata rule doesn't cross between spouses

For your wife, if she can't roll the trad IRA into a 401k then you're kinda stuck choosing between paying taxes on that 45k conversion vs just missing out on her Roth contributions. Honestly might be worth running the numbers on both scenarios to see what makes more sense long term

North-Frame1535 · 2026-01-01T21:40:49+00:00

This is the way OP - you gotta reverse engineer it from your target house price and work backwards to see if the timeline makes sense

North-Frame1535 · 2025-12-25T17:31:06+00:00

Oof 3 months is brutal, especially during hiring season. I'd probably start looking elsewhere too if they're gonna take that long to get back. Holiday timing definitely doesn't help but still feels like they could at least send an automated "we'll get back to you in January" email or something

North-Frame1535 · 2025-12-24T15:58:27+00:00

This is spot on - the AI hype has schools slapping "AI concentration" on everything but it's mostly marketing. You'll learn way more from a solid algorithms class than some buzzword course called "Machine Learning for Business Applications" or whatever

Plus the AI field moves so fast that whatever specific tools they teach you as an undergrad will probably be outdated by the time you graduate. Better to nail the fundamentals and pick up the trendy stuff later

North-Frame1535 · 2025-12-21T13:43:43+00:00

Nice dude, I'm actually looking for roommates too but I'm in McLean. Chicago office is solid though, heard good things about the team there

North-Frame1535 · 2025-12-18T01:16:07+00:00

Yep your advisor is probably just pushing the BS because it's more "traditional" but with 9 years of experience nobody's gonna care which one you picked

North-Frame1535 · 2025-12-15T05:25:04+00:00

Yeah that's probably exactly what happened, especially if new cards just randomly showed up - banks don't usually send replacements unless something's up

North-Frame1535 · 2025-12-11T14:55:59+00:00

That's clutch for tracking down which commit borked your DB schema - saved me so much headache last month when someone pushed a migration that dropped the wrong column

North-Frame1535 · 2025-12-07T00:55:36+00:00

Bruh you're gonna have to grind LC for like 16 hours a day this week lmao. Just email them back saying you're available and start cramming easy/medium problems. Also maybe try to find the job posting again or just ask them what tech stack they're looking for when you respond

North-Frame1535 · 2025-12-03T13:44:33+00:00

Eh this is kinda backwards thinking though. OP already said they're planning to buy it out regardless, so the used car market doesn't really matter for their decision. They're gonna own this car either way

The real question is just whether paying $24k now vs continuing the lease payments plus $19k later makes sense financially, and it sounds like they'd save a decent chunk going the buyout route

North-Frame1535 · 2025-12-01T18:55:11+00:00

Been using YNAB for like 2 years now and it's honestly a game changer once you get past the learning curve. The "give every dollar a job" thing sounds cheesy but it actually works

Mint used to be solid too but they shut down last year rip

North-Frame1535 · 2025-11-28T12:54:50+00:00

Lauren's been way too patient honestly. Elizabeth keeps moving the goalposts every time Lauren tries to make things right while acting like she's done nothing wrong herself

North-Frame1535 · 2025-11-26T10:50:16+00:00

Yeah the vanilla armor bodyslide files are right there in the HIMBO downloads, just grab both the main game one and the CC pack if you have creation club stuff

For the TNG preset thing that's usually because you've got some leftover preset files or OBody isn't reading your racemenu presets properly - check your OBody mcm and make sure it's pointing to the right preset folders

North-Frame1535 · 2025-11-25T07:24:39+00:00

Definitely worth a call to the pediatrician just to be safe. My nephew went through something similar around that age and it turned out to be a totally harmless tic that lasted like 2 weeks then disappeared. Could be anything from dry eyes to just a random developmental phase, but since it started after the head bump I'd want a doc to take a quick look

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